Beckley P. Electrical steels for rotating machine

Iee Power and Energy Series (Book 37). — Published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2010. Michael Faraday House
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Date: 2002
327 p.This book provides the electrical design engineer with an insight into the properties and applications of electrical steels which are used in transformers and rotating machines. An acknowledged international expert in this field, the author describes the principles controlling the action of electrical steels, including rotational loss and the influence of compressional stresses in transformers and rotating machines. The coverage of this book includes: Manufacturing methods and applications, machine structuring and operation, cost versus quality issues, and physical properties including the magnetic response of composites, amorphous and microcrystalline materials.The functions of electrical steel.
History of the development of electrical steels.
Manufacturing methods.
Coatings and insulation.
Range of materials.
The effects of punching and core building.
High-frequency applications.
Finite element design methods - availability of suitable data.
Testing and measurement.
Cost and quality issues.
Competing materials.
Thickness assessment.
Digest of standards.
Data and curves.